The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. Since it's been a couple years since I put together a review of blues recordings from the year 1960, and I've acquired some new reissues, this will be the focus of the program. Featured blues artists will include Chicagoans like Eddie Boyd, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf, as well as bayou blues from Lightnin' Slim, Katie Webster, and Slim Harpo, plus an instrumental set. A jazz-blues set will include Jimmy Witherspoon, Dinah Washington, and Esther Phillips.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 1/28/2018 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Reed | Big Boss Man | Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby | Jasmine 2 cd set | 1960 Vee-Jay recording by Reed (voc/gtr/hca) backed by Mama Reed, Lefty Bates, Willie Dixon, Earl Phillips; charted R&B beg. May 1961 going to #13 |
| B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts | Hardworking Man | Buster Brown - I'm Going But I'll Be Back 1959-1962 | Jasmine | 1960 rec. on Vest label by Daniel Brown (voc/hca) |
| Smokey Smothers | What Am I Going To Do | Smokey Smothers Sings The Backporch Blues | Ace(UK)/King | Aug. 1960 rec. for Federal by singer/guitarist Smothers |
| Sunnyland Slim | Everytime I Get To Drinking | VA - Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow: Bluesville Vol. 11 | Prestige/Bluesville | Sept. 1960 rec. for Bluesville by singer/pianist Slim (Andrew Luandrew) with King Curtis (ts), Robert Banks (org), others |
| Junior Wells | Prison Bars All Around Me | Junior Wells - Calling All Blues: The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963 | Fuel 2000 | 1960 Chicago rec. for Profile by singer/harpist Wells with Earl Hooker (gtr), Otis Spann (p), others |
| Little Walter | Going Down Slow | Little Walter - Blues With A Feeling: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 3 | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Dec. 1959 Chicago rec. for Checker by Walter Jacobs (voc/hca) with Robert Lockwood Jr, Luther Tucker (gtrs) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| John Lee Hooker | Democrat Man | John Lee Hooker - Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd set | 1960 album track from That's My Story on Riverside label |
| K.C. Douglas | Blues And Trouble | VA - I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues 1960 | Arhoolie | April 1960 rec. for Arhoolie by singer/guitarist Douglas with Sidney Maiden (hca) |
| Sonny Terry | One Monkey Don't Stop The Show | Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King | Prestige/Original Blues Classics | Oct. 1960 album session for Bluesville by Terry (voc/hca) backed by Lightnin' Hopkins (gtr), Leonard Gaskin (b), Belton Evans (d) |
| Big Joe Williams | Married Woman Blues | VA - I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues 1960 | Arhoolie | Oct. 1960 Arhoolie label rec. by Williams (voc/gtr) |
| Roosevelt Sykes | Selfish Woman | VA - Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow: Bluesville Vol. 11 | Prestige/Bluesville | March 1960 rec. for Bluesville by singer/pianist Sykes |
| Slim Harpo | Late Last Night | Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology | Universal/Hip-O 2 cd set | Dec. 1959 rec. for Excello by Harpo (voc/hca) with band incl. Rudolph Richard, James Johnson (gtrs) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Times Getting Tougher | Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd set | Dec. 1959 concert rec. by Witherspoon originally released on Hi-Fi Jazz (At The Renaissance LP); band includes Ben Webster (ts), Gerry Mulligan (bs) |
| Dinah Washington | Good Morning Heartache | The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 6: 1958-1960 | Mercury(Japan) 3 cd set | Feb. 1960 New York rec. for Mercury by Washington (voc) with orchestra incl. Joe Zawinul (p) |
| Bobby Bland | I Pity The Fool | Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol. One | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | 1960 rec. for Duke by Bland (voc) with large band incl. Wayne Bennett (gtr); charted #1 R&B in a 16 week run beg. Feb. 1961 |
| Esther Phillips | Feel Like i Wanna Cry | Little Esther Phillips - Am I That Easy To Forget 1950-1962 | Jasmine | 1960 rec. for Warwick by singer Esther |
| B.B. King | Long Nights (The Feeling They Call The Blues) | Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd set | Album track from Crown LP King Of The Blues by King (voc/gtr) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Little Brother Montgomery | Cry, Cry Baby | VA - Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow: Bluesville Vol. 11 | Prestige/Bluesville | July 1960 rec. for Bluesville by singer/pianist Montgomery with backing incl. Lafayette Thomas (gtr) |
| Eddie Boyd | Blue Monday Blues | VA - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby | Sanctuary/Castle 2 cd set | Sept. 1959 Chicago rec. for Bea & Baby Records by singer/pianist Boyd with guitar by Robert Lockwood Jr. |
| Muddy Waters | Just A Dream (On My Mind) | Muddy Waters - Sings Big Bill Broonzy/Folk Singer | MCA/Chess | Album track from Chess LP Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy with Waters (voc) backed by James Cotton, Pat Hare, Otis Spann, Andrew Stephenson, Francis Clay |
| Elmore James | Call It Stormy Monday | Elmore James/John Brim - Whose Muddy Shoes | Chess LP | April 1960 Chicago rec. for Chess by singer/guitarist James supported by \J.T. Brown, Johnny Jones, Homesick James, others |
| Detroit Junior (Emery Williams Jr.) | So Unhappy | VA - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby | Sanctuary/Castle 2 cd set | 1960 Chicago rec. for Bea & Baby by singer/pianist Detroit Jr. with backing incl. Eddie King Milton (gtr) |
| Howlin' Wolf | Back Door Man | Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' In The Moonlight | MCA/Chess | June 1960 Chicago rec. for Chess by Wolf (voc) with Hubert Sumlin, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Fred Below |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Checkin' Up On My Baby | Sonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | April 1960 Chicago rec. for Checker by Sonny Boy (voc/hca) with Lafayette Leake, Robert Lockwood Jr., Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, Odie Payne |
| Homesick James | My Baby's Gone | VA - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby | Sanctuary/Castle 2 cd set | 1960 Chicago rec. for Bea & Baby by singer/guitarist James Williamson, other personnel not known |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Little Milton | Let It Be Known | Little Milton - Anthology 1953-1961 | Varese Sarabande | 1960 St. Louis rec. for Bobbin by singer/guitarist Milton with band incl. Oliver Sain (as) |
| Etta James | Tough Mary | Etta James - At Last! | MCA/Chess | Jan. 1960 Chicago rec. for Argo by Etta (voc) backed by Riley Hampton Orch. |
| Hound Dog Taylor | My Baby's Coming Home | VA - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby | Sanctuary/Castle 2 cd set | !960 debut rec. session for Theodore Roosevelt Taylor (voc/gtr) with backing incl. Detroit Jr. (p) |
| Lightnin' Slim | Too Close Blues | Lightnin' Slim - I'm A Rolling Stone: Louisiana Swamp Blues - The Singles As & Bs 1954-1962 | Jasmine 2 cd set | April 1960 rec. for Excello by singer/guitarist Slim (Otis Hicks) with Lazy Lester (hca) |
| Katie Webster | Baby Come On | Katie Webster | Paula Records Zydeco Series | Crowley, LA rec. for Rocko label by singer/pianist Katie Webster |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Earl Hooker | Dynamite | VA - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby | Sanctuary/Castle 2 cd set | Jan. 1960 Chicago rec. for Bea & Baby by guitarist Hooker |
| Bo Diddley | Scuttle Bug | Bo Diddley - 6 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles | Real Gone Music 4 cd set | Jan. 1960 Washington DC rec. for Checker LP In The Spotlight by guitarist Diddley with Otis Spann, Lady Bo, others |
| Buster Brown | The Madison Shuffle | Buster Brown - I'm Going But I'll Be Back 1959-1962 | Jasmine | 1960 New York rec. for Fire by Brown (hca) with band incl. Jimmy Spruill (gtr) |
| Clarence Gatemouth Brown | Swingin' The Gate | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Boogie Uproar: The Complete Aladdin/Peacock Singles As & Bs 1947-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | Dec. 1959 Houston rec. by Brown (gtr) with band incl. Arnett Cobb (ts) |